THIRD SCENE
Astolat. A room with a low seat by a window at the back, as in Scene I.
Sir Bernard and Torre stand watching Elaine, who sleeps by the window. They talk in low tones.
Torre
See how she is wasted. If you lift her hand, it is as light as a leaf, and she shakes with the beating of her heart. He has cast a spell on her, bewitched her.
Sir Bernard
I would I had that balm, whatever country bears it, that should refresh my child.
Torre
Twice has she started from her sleep crying: “It is he! It is he!”
Sir Bernard
Alas, that her mother is dead. What should an old man do against love?